Multi-network control system for a vehicle
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1. An electric traction vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle platform;
a first communication network;
a second communication network;
a power source mounted on the vehicle platform;
a plurality of drive wheels rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform;
a plurality of electric motors which are used to drive the drive wheels;
a router coupled between the first communication network and the second communication network, the router being used to facilitate communication between the first communication network and the second communication network.
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Abstract
A vehicle is described herein which includes a first communication network, a second communications network and a router which is used to facilitate communication between the first and second networks.
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44 Claims
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1. An electric traction vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle platform;
a first communication network;
a second communication network;
a power source mounted on the vehicle platform;
a plurality of drive wheels rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform;
a plurality of electric motors which are used to drive the drive wheels;
a router coupled between the first communication network and the second communication network, the router being used to facilitate communication between the first communication network and the second communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine;
a vehicle platform;
a plurality of drive wheels rotatably coupled to the vehicle platform;
a first communication network;
a second communication network;
a router coupled between the first communication network and the second communication network, the router being used to prevent at least substantially all of the messages transmitted by a device on one of the first or second networks from being communicated to the other one of the first or second networks. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine;
a vehicle platform;
a plurality of drive wheels rotatably coupled to the vehicle platform;
a first communication network;
a second communication network;
a router coupled between the first communication network and the second communication network, the router being used to communicate messages between the first and second networks;
wherein at least a portion of the messages include an identifier field and a data field, at least a portion of the data field being used by the router to determine where to forward the messages between the first and second networks and/or whether to forward the messages between the first and second networks. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An electric traction vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle platform;
a first communication network;
a second communication network;
a third communication network;
a power source mounted on the vehicle platform;
a plurality of drive wheels rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform;
a plurality of electric motors which are used to drive the drive wheels;
a router coupled between the first, second, and third networks, the router being used to filter and/or forward messages between the first, second, and third networks. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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